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EP2812830B1
EP2812830B1 EP13746851.8A EP13746851A EP2812830B1 EP 2812830 B1 EP2812830 B1 EP 2812830B1 EP 13746851 A EP13746851 A EP 13746851A EP 2812830 B1 EP2812830 B1 EP 2812830B1
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Trevor LIM
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  • the present technology relates generally to virtual opening of boxes and packs of cards.
  • embodiments of the present invention include methods in which an interactive software displays virtual boxes and packs of trading cards and allows for the player to interact with and open the virtual boxes and package of cards as if they were real, with the goal of providing satisfaction and engagement to the user through the use of touch screen and mouse interaction with the boxes and packs
  • boxes and packs of cards comprise physical activities applied to boxes or playing cards that exist in physical embodiments or tangible mediums.
  • physical boxes or packs of cards are opened by tearing, ripping, unfolding, or otherwise removing at least a portion of the box or package of cards to expose or reveal what is contained therein.
  • U.S. Patent Application Publication No. US 2011/0264491 A1 discloses a portable computing device.
  • the portable computing device has a housing and a touch-sensitive input device.
  • a plurality of actuators is disposed within the device for outputting haptic effects to the device, the touch-sensitive input device, or device buttons.
  • the touch-sensitive input device can be a multi-touch touch-sensitive input device capable of detecting multiple substantially simultaneous contacts and provides position information for each contact.
  • the device generates haptic effects based on the multi-touch inputs.
  • the device is further capable of determining gestures based on the multi-touch inputs and generating haptic effects based on such gestures.
  • the described device is used for a simulated scratch-off game in which a touch input is used to scratch off a virtual lottery ticket.
  • Haptic effects e.g., texture changes from scratchy to smooth
  • the covering in the virtual lottery ticket is scratched away.
  • WO 2011/019188 A2 teaches an electronic device that detects at least one user action input through at least one input means and outputs a feedback event with at least one of video, audio, and haptic effects in response to the at least one user interaction.
  • the electronic device includes at least one input device for receiving the user interaction.
  • the user interaction can include voice interaction, motion interaction, touch interaction, and multimodal interaction.
  • an object execution apparatus includes a display unit, an input unit, and a control unit.
  • the display unit displays at least one object.
  • the input unit detects a selection of one of the at least one object.
  • the control unit determines a reference pressure value associated with the selected object and indicative of attribute information of the object.
  • the control unit compares the reference pressure value with an input pressure value corresponding to a pressure level input for executing the selected object.
  • the control unit determines whether to execute the object based on a result of the comparison.
  • U.S. Patent Application Publication No. US 2011/0185318 A1 describes gestures that are usable to provide inputs to a computing device.
  • a variety of different gestures are contemplated, including bimodal gestures (e.g., using more than one type of input) and single modal gestures.
  • a rip gesture is described.
  • a first and a second finger of a user's hand may be used to indicate a first point and a first and second finger of the user's other hand may be used to indicate a second point.
  • a gesture module recognizes movements in which the first and second inputs have moved away from each other and thus identifies a rip gesture from these inputs.
  • a rip is shown which is formed between the first and second points of the image that is generally perpendicular to the movement of the fingers of the user's hand.
  • the present invention is directed to a system that comprises: (a) one or more processors; and (b) logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution by the one or more processors and when executed operable to perform operations comprising: (i) generating a visual representation of a package; (ii) receiving input from the user, the input indicating opening of the package; and (iii) providing feedback to the user corresponding to the opening of the package that at least partially mimics a physical opening of the package.
  • the present invention is directed to a system that comprises: (a) one or more processors; and (b) logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution by the one or more processors and when executed operable to perform operations comprising: (i) executing a program environment that includes a virtual store; (ii) providing a plurality of packs of cards in the virtual store, each of the plurality of packs of cards comprising a visual representation; (iii) receiving selection of one or more of the plurality of packs of cards; (iv) providing the selection of the one or more the plurality of packs of cards; (v) receiving input from a user, the input indicating opening of the selected pack of cards; and (vi) causing feedback for the user corresponding to the opening of the selected pack of cards that at least partially mimics a physical opening of the selected pack of cards.
  • Embodiments of the present technology include methods in which an interactive software displays virtual boxes and packs of trading cards (e.g., trading, collectible or other type of card as described in greater detail below) and mimics or emulates the visual and audio feedback received when opening real boxes and packs of cards and allows for the player to interact with and open the virtual boxes and package of cards as if they were a tangible object, with the goal of providing satisfaction and engagement to the user through the use of touch screen and mouse interaction with the boxes and packs, allowing the software user to move, tear, flip, peel open the virtual boxes and packs of cards on screen with unique gestures taken in by a computer device.
  • trading cards e.g., trading, collectible or other type of card as described in greater detail below
  • Embodiments of the present technology may yield increased enjoyment, player engagement and player compulsion to open more packs of cards, driving them to acquire more packs of cards within the software either through continued use or play or by purchasing packs of cards in the software's virtual goods store.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an exemplary architecture in which embodiments of the present technology may be practiced.
  • the architecture may comprise a client device 105, which in some instances may comprise an end user computing device, a mobile computing device, or any other device capable of displaying graphical user interfaces and allowing an end user to interact with such GUIs.
  • the client device 105 may be communicatively coupled with a server 110 via a network 115, which may comprise any local area network ("LAN”), wide area network ("WAN”), or any other private or public network, such as the Internet.
  • the network 115 may also comprise a telecommunications network.
  • the server 110 may comprise any computing device, such as the computing device 800 (also referred to as system 800 and/or computer system 800) of FIG 8 .
  • the server 110 includes one or more processors such as the one or more processors 810 of FIG. 8 , and memory for storing executable instructions (e.g., logic) such as the main memory 820 of computing device 800.
  • This logic when executed by the one or more processors, is operable to perform operations, including the exemplary methods described herein.
  • a cloud-based computing environment is a resource that typically combines the computational power of a large model of processors and/or that combines the storage capacity of a large model of computer memories or storage devices.
  • systems that provide a cloud resource may be utilized exclusively by their owners; or such systems may be accessible to outside users who deploy applications within the computing infrastructure to obtain the benefit of large computational or storage resources.
  • the cloud may be formed, for example, by a network of servers, with each server (or at least a plurality thereof) providing processor and/or storage resources. These servers may manage workloads provided by multiple users (e.g., cloud resource consumers or other users). Typically, each user places workload demands upon the cloud that vary in real-time, sometimes dramatically. The nature and extent of these variations typically depend on the type of business associated with the user.
  • the server 110 may execute logic stored in memory to facilitate a method for control and visualization of representations of one or more boxes and/or packs of cards, referred to generally as "packages," allowing for the control and manipulation of the boxes and packs on screen. These packages may be displayed as components of a graphical user interface.
  • the server 110 may allow for packages such as boxes and packs of cards to be flipped, ripped, torn or peeled open (reinforced through a variety of visual and audio cues) through gestures or other input into the client device 105 to reveal the card packs within the boxes and the cards within the packs. In other instances, boxes may be opened using corresponding gestures or input, exposing the contents of the boxes.
  • the technical effect described herein is ability of the server 110 or other computing device to mimic the opening of a physical package, within a virtual environment.
  • the system allows the user to receive feedback that provides visual, aural, and/or tactile feedback that represents the opening of a physical package.
  • the server 110 may execute logic via the one or more processors to generate a visual representation of a package, receive input from the user indicating opening of the package, and provide any of visual feedback and audio feedback to the user corresponding to the opening of the package.
  • the server 110 may cause feedback, which includes haptic feedback.
  • the haptic feedback may allow the user to "feel" the tearing or opening of a package, providing real-world tactile feedback.
  • the server 110 may "cause" feedback by transmitting signals to the client device 105 that cause the client device 105 to provide, for example, haptic feedback.
  • the server 110 may cause the client device 105 to vibrate in conjunction with a virtual opening of a package of cards.
  • the representations of packages may be implemented within a single and/or multi-player game, which includes the packages.
  • Visual representations of boxes and pack(s) of cards generated by the server 110, as well as opening of these packages by the server 110 may result exposure of the package contents (e.g., cards in a pack) on a display device of the client device 105.
  • the server 110 may generate visual and/or audio feedback that mimics/recreates the opening of a real package of cards, providing the user with the same sense of excitement and intrigue within the virtual experiences as compared to opening a package in the physical world.
  • the server 110 may also be configured to execute the methods described herein such that the server 110 may be excluded and/or utilized to augment the methods being executed on the client device 105.
  • the fashion in which the server 110 determines the contents of a package may be determined in a variety of fashions, from a purely random distribution of cards to a predetermined selection of cards. Either of these card distributions methods and any approach that would be known to one of ordinary skill in the art with the present disclosure before them may be determined locally on the client device 105 or over network 115 if the server 110 and client device are communicatively coupled via the Internet, for example.
  • the server 110 may authenticate a user utilizing predefined authentication credentials.
  • the server 110 may allow the user to purchase trading card boxes, packages, and the like from a virtual store.
  • the software user may register/signup at or log in to an account at the virtual store. Registration may include providing payment information, such a real or virtual source(s) of currency.
  • users may search, browse, and the like for desired trading cards (e.g., by card series, packaging, etc.) at the virtual store, which is generated by the server 110.
  • the user may be presented with a plurality of packages, such as trading card boxes. Using their client device 105, the user may select one or more of the plurality of packages.
  • the packages and contents thereof may be tied to the particular computing environment or program being executed by the server 110.
  • the server 110 may generate and provide packs of game-specific packages of cards that can be opened by players.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates the provision/presentation of a plurality of packages of cards via a graphical user interface.
  • the player may open each package of cards in a variety of ways that may mimic/emulate the real life opening of a package of cards.
  • the server 110 may manage a set of instructions that tie touch-based input to the execution of actions by the server 110. The selection of a package of cards is illustrated in FIG. 3
  • a player may tap his or her finger or mouse pointer on the screen on top of the package of cards. This input may cause the server 110 to execute instructions which cuts or tears open the package of cards.
  • the server 110 may execute a tearing animation as the player performs the action and/or an audio cue (e.g., sound effect(s)) may be played to reinforce the action.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates exemplary tap and tear actions. It will be understood that the terms "touch-based input" may also include input received from one or more input devices that represent an interaction by the user within a virtual environment.
  • a player may swipe his or her finger or mouse pointer across the screen and over the package of cards. This input may cause the server 110 to execute instructions which cuts or tears open the package of cards across the line swiped by the player. That is, the swipe traces a path across the package of cards.
  • the server 110 may execute a tearing animation as the player performs the action and an audio cue (e.g., sound effect(s)) may be played to reinforce the moment.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates exemplary swipe and tear actions.
  • a player may utilize a touch-based input such as placing two fingers on the package of cards, one on either side of the representation of the package of cards on screen.
  • a touch-based input such as placing two fingers on the package of cards, one on either side of the representation of the package of cards on screen.
  • this action results in the server 110 executing a ripping open of the package of cards.
  • the server 110 may execute a tearing animation as the player performs the action and an audio cue (e.g., sound effect(s)) may be played to reinforce the moment.
  • an audio cue e.g., sound effect(s)
  • the expand gesture causes the server 110 to provide a visual representation of the package of cards being ripped in a direction that is substantially parallel to the direction of gesture swipe. This tearing animation mimics the physical tearing of a package by grasping opposing sides of a package and pulling the package apart.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates exemplary expand and tear actions.
  • a player may utilize a touch-based input such as placing their finger on the corner of the package of cards, followed by a pause for a brief period of time.
  • the user may utilize their mouse and click their mouse pointer on a corner of the package of cards.
  • the user may then pulls his or her finger (or mouse cursor) along a length of the package of cards causing the package of cards to be peeled open along the line of the direction of the finger or mouse movement.
  • a peeling animation may be played as the player performs the action and an audio cue (e.g., sound effect(s)) may be played to reinforce the moment.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates exemplary expand and tear actions.
  • tearing or otherwise opening of the package may expose at least a portion of the content thereof.
  • the server 110 may display cards from within an opened package of cards may to the player.
  • the server 110 may automatically present the cards to the player through a predetermined animation.
  • the player may pull the cards from the opened pack with the use of the touch interface or mouse controls.
  • Other methods or processes for displaying the cards to the user that would be known by one of ordinary skill in the art may also be used in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Trading cards included in some embodiments may typically be virtual representations of small rectangular cards, usually made out of paperboard or thick paper, which usually contain an image of a person, place or thing (fictional or real) and a short description of the picture, along with other text further describing attributes specific to the item in the image including such attributes as attacks, defenses, other abilities, physical characteristics, possessions, statistics, backstory, trivia, and the like.
  • These cards are typically sold in boxes that contain several packs of cards with each package of cards containing a random sampling of the cards available in that particular collection.
  • a collectible card game also called a trading card game or customizable card game
  • a collectible card game is played using specially designed sets of virtual playing cards.
  • cards designed specifically for playing games may have fantasy subjects, sports subjects, and the like as the basis for game play.
  • the game may have rules including the player's objectives, categories of cards used in the game, and ways in which the cards interact.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates an exemplary computing device 800 that may be used to implement an embodiment of the present systems and methods.
  • the system 800 of FIG. 8 may be implemented in the contexts of the likes of computing devices, networks, servers, or combinations thereof.
  • the computing device 800 of FIG. 8 includes one or more processors 810 and main memory 820.
  • Main memory 820 stores, in part, instructions and data for execution by processor 810.
  • Main memory 820 may store the executable code when in operation.
  • the system 800 of FIG. 8 further includes a mass storage device 830, portable storage device 840, output devices 850, user input devices 860, a display system 870, and peripheral devices 880.
  • FIG. 8 The components shown in FIG. 8 are depicted as being connected via a single bus 890.
  • the components may be connected through one or more data transport means.
  • Processor unit 810 and main memory 820 may be connected via a local microprocessor bus, and the mass storage device 830, peripheral device(s) 880, portable storage device 840, and display system 870 may be connected via one or more input/output (I/O) buses.
  • I/O input/output
  • Mass storage device 830 which may be implemented with a magnetic disk drive or an optical disk drive, is a non-volatile storage device for storing data and instructions for use by processor unit 810. Mass storage device 830 may store the system software for implementing embodiments of the present technology for purposes of loading that software into main memory 820.
  • Portable storage device 840 operates in conjunction with a portable non-volatile storage medium, such as a floppy disk, compact disk, digital video disc, or USB storage device, to input and output data and code to and from the computer system 800 of FIG. 8 .
  • a portable non-volatile storage medium such as a floppy disk, compact disk, digital video disc, or USB storage device.
  • the system software for implementing embodiments of the present technology may be stored on such a portable medium and input to the computer system 800 via the portable storage device 840.
  • User input devices 860 provide a portion of a user interface.
  • User input devices 860 may include an alphanumeric keypad, such as a keyboard, for inputting alpha-numeric and other information, or a pointing device, such as a mouse, a trackball, stylus, or cursor direction keys.
  • Additional user input devices 860 may comprise, but are not limited to, devices such as speech recognition systems, facial recognition systems, motion-based input systems, gesture-based systems, and so forth.
  • user input devices 860 may include a touchscreen.
  • the system 800 as shown in FIG. 8 includes output devices 850. Suitable output devices include speakers, printers, network interfaces, and monitors.
  • Display system 870 may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) or other suitable display device.
  • Display system 870 receives textual and graphical information, and processes the information for output to the display device.
  • LCD liquid crystal display
  • Peripherals device(s) 880 may include any type of computer support device to add additional functionality to the computer system. Peripheral device(s) 880 may include a modem or a router.
  • the components provided in the computer system 800 of FIG. 8 are those typically found in computer systems that may be suitable for use with embodiments of the present technology and are intended to represent a broad category of such computer components that are well known in the art.
  • the computer system 800 of FIG. 8 may be a personal computer, hand held computing device, telephone, mobile computing device, workstation, server, minicomputer, mainframe computer, or any other computing device.
  • the computer may also include different bus configurations, networked platforms, multi-processor platforms, etc.
  • Various operating systems may be used including Unix, Linux, Windows, Mac OS, Palm OS, Android, iOS (known as iPhone OS before June 2010), QNX, and other suitable operating systems.
  • Computer-readable storage media refer to any medium or media that participate in providing instructions to a central processing unit (CPU), a processor, a microcontroller, or the like. Such media may take forms including, but not limited to, non-volatile and volatile media such as optical or magnetic disks and dynamic memory, respectively. Common forms of computer-readable storage media include a floppy disk, a flexible disk, a hard disk, magnetic tape, any other magnetic storage medium, a CD-ROM disk, digital video disk (DVD), any other optical storage medium, RAM, PROM, EPROM, a FLASHEPROM, any other memory chip or cartridge.
  • Computer program code for carrying out operations for aspects of the present technology may be written in any combination of one or more programming languages, including an object oriented programming language such as Java, Smalltalk, C++ or the like and conventional procedural programming languages, such as the "C" programming language or similar programming languages.
  • the program code may execute entirely on the user's computer, partly on the user's computer, as a stand-alone software package, partly on the user's computer and partly on a remote computer or entirely on the remote computer or server.
  • the remote computer may be coupled with the user's computer through any type of network, including a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), or the connection may be made to an external computer (for example, through the Internet using an Internet Service Provider).
  • LAN local area network
  • WAN wide area network
  • Internet Service Provider for example, AT&T, MCI, Sprint, EarthLink, MSN, GTE, etc.
  • These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer readable medium that can direct a computer, other programmable data processing apparatus, or other devices to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer readable medium produce an article of manufacture including instructions which implement the function/act specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.
  • the computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer, other programmable data processing apparatus, or other devices to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer, other programmable apparatus or other devices to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide processes for implementing the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.
  • each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of code, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s).
  • the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved.

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  1. Système de serveur pour interagir avec et pour ouvrir des paquets virtuels, le système de serveur (110) comprenant :
    un ou plusieurs processeurs (810) ; et
    une logique codée dans un ou plusieurs supports tangibles (820) destinée à être exécutée par le ou les processeurs (810) et, lorsqu'elle est exécutée, utilisable pour effectuer des opérations comprenant :
    la sélection d'un ensemble de cartes virtuelles pour un paquet virtuel, l'ensemble de cartes virtuelles étant sélectionné de manière aléatoire à partir d'une collection particulière de cartes ;
    la génération d'une représentation visuelle du paquet ;
    la transmission de la représentation virtuelle à un dispositif client (105) pour un affichage à un utilisateur ;
    la définition d'une pluralité d'entrées tactiles, chacune de la pluralité d'entrées tactiles étant associée à une action pour une ouverture du paquet, l'une de la pluralité d'entrées tactiles comprenant un contact avec les doigts avec un coin du paquet suivi d'une pause pendant une période de temps, puis suivi d'une traction du contact avec les doigts le long d'une longueur du paquet ;
    la réception d'une entrée de l'utilisateur par l'intermédiaire du dispositif client (105), l'entrée indiquant l'ouverture du paquet ;
    la lecture d'une animation de pelage à l'utilisateur correspondant à l'ouverture du paquet qui imite une ouverture physique du paquet pour fournir une rétroaction visuelle, l'animation de pelage exposant au moins l'une des cartes virtuelles ;
    l'émission d'un signal audio pendant la lecture de l'animation de pelage qui renforce l'imitation de l'ouverture physique ;
    la transmission, au dispositif client (105), des signaux qui sont utilisés par le dispositif client (105) pour générer une rétroaction haptique sur le dispositif client (105) conjointement avec l'ouverture du paquet, la rétroaction haptique permettant à l'utilisateur de ressentir l'ouverture du paquet ; et
    la génération pour l'affichage d'au moins une des cartes virtuelles.
  2. Système de serveur selon la revendication 1, la logique lorsqu'elle est exécutée étant en outre utilisable pour effectuer des opérations comprenant :
    la fourniture d'une pluralité de sélections de paquets à l'utilisateur, chacune des sélections comprenant une représentation visuelle d'un paquet ; et
    la réception d'une sélection d'au moins une de la pluralité de sélections de paquets.
  3. Système de serveur selon la revendication 1 ou 2, la logique lorsqu'elle est exécutée étant en outre utilisable pour effectuer des opérations comprenant :
    l'exécution d'un environnement de programme qui comprend un magasin virtuel ;
    la fourniture d'une pluralité de paquets dans le magasin virtuel, chacun de la pluralité de paquets comprenant une représentation visuelle ;
    la réception d'une sélection d'un ou de plusieurs de la pluralité de paquets ; et
    la fourniture de la sélection du ou des paquets de la pluralité de paquets.
  4. Système de serveur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, le système de serveur (110) étant un environnement informatique en nuage, l'environnement informatique en nuage étant formé par un réseau de serveurs, au moins une pluralité de ces serveurs fournissant des ressources de processeur et/ou de stockage.
  5. Système de serveur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, la représentation virtuelle comprenant une enveloppe virtuelle qui couvre l'ensemble de cartes virtuelles, et l'ouverture du paquet retirant l'enveloppe virtuelle de l'ensemble de cartes virtuelles pour exposer la ou les cartes virtuelles.
  6. Procédé pour interagir avec et pour ouvrir des paquets virtuels, le procédé étant exécuté par un système de serveur (110) et comprenant :
    la sélection d'un ensemble de cartes virtuelles pour un paquet virtuel, l'ensemble de cartes virtuelles étant sélectionné de manière aléatoire à partir d'une collection particulière de cartes ;
    la génération d'une représentation visuelle du paquet ;
    la transmission de la représentation virtuelle à un dispositif client (105) pour un affichage à un utilisateur ;
    la définition d'une pluralité d'entrées tactiles, chacune de la pluralité d'entrées tactiles étant associée à une action pour une ouverture du paquet, l'une de la pluralité d'entrées tactiles comprenant un contact avec les doigts avec un coin du paquet suivi d'une pause pendant une période de temps, puis suivi d'une traction du contact avec les doigts le long d'une longueur du paquet ;
    la réception d'une entrée de l'utilisateur par l'intermédiaire du dispositif client (105), l'entrée indiquant l'ouverture du paquet ;
    la lecture d'une animation de pelage à l'utilisateur correspondant à l'ouverture du paquet qui imite une ouverture physique du paquet pour fournir une rétroaction visuelle, l'animation de pelage exposant au moins l'une des cartes virtuelles ;
    l'émission d'un signal audio pendant la lecture de l'animation de pelage qui renforce l'imitation de l'ouverture physique ;
    la transmission, au dispositif client (105), des signaux qui sont utilisés par le dispositif client (105) pour générer une rétroaction haptique sur le dispositif client (105) conjointement avec l'ouverture du paquet, la rétroaction haptique permettant à l'utilisateur de ressentir l'ouverture du paquet ; et
    la génération pour l'affichage d'au moins une des cartes virtuelles.
  7. Support de stockage lisible par ordinateur sur lequel est incorporé un programme, le programme étant exécutable par un processeur pour mettre en oeuvre un procédé pour interagir avec et pour ouvrir des paquets virtuels selon la revendication 6.
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